Haines and Yukon veterinarian Dr. Michelle Oakley said she was in tears by the time her Haines-based daughter, also her vet tech, successfully intubated the choking dog, allowing the animal to breathe again. “We had been on the verge of putting the dog down it was so awful,” said Oakley, who coached her daughter through the procedure via videoconference.

At the time of the dog incident, Oakley had been quarantining at her home in the…